Nutritive value of leaf protein from lucerne (Medicago sativa): Growth responses in rats at different protein levels and to supplementation with lysine and or methionine.

Kantha, Shurpalekar and Narendra, Singh. and Sundaravalli, O. E. (1969) Nutritive value of leaf protein from lucerne (Medicago sativa): Growth responses in rats at different protein levels and to supplementation with lysine and or methionine. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 7. pp. 279-280.

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Abstract

Weanlin~ albino rats gained weight in increasing order with increasing leveis of protein in diets; the optimum feed and protein efflciencies were at 15% protein level. Methionine caused significant Improvements in growth of rats and also with respect to feed and protein efficiencies at all protein levels, indicating it to be the most limiting amino acid. Methionine supplementation showed best responses at 10% protein level. Ly_ sine, when added either singly or in combination with methionine, did not show any hnprovements suggesting its nutritional adequacy in leaf protein.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	lucerne, Medicago sativa, leaf protein
Subjects:	600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 16 Nutritive value > 09 Leaf protein 600 Technology > 08 Food technology > 22 Legumes-Pulses
Divisions:	Protein Chemistry and Technology
Depositing User:	Food Sci. & Technol. Information Services
Date Deposited:	17 Jun 2014 09:41
Last Modified:	17 Jun 2014 09:41
URI:	http://ir.cftri.res.in/id/eprint/4750

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